Facebook is facing a fine of £500,000 by a UK regulator after an investigation found the social media platform breached data protection rules. The announcement was made by Information Commissioner Elizabeth Denham as part of a detailed update on her office’s investigation into the use of data analytics in political campaigns. In March 2017, the […]
A new flagship court specifically designed to tackle cybercrime, fraud and economic crime will reinforce the UK’s reputation as a world-leading legal centre, the Lord Chancellor has announced. Developed in partnership with the City of London Corporation and the judiciary, the cutting edge, purpose-built court – which will also deal with business and property work […]
A UK council is set to consider investing £3.5 million to support the development of a cybersecurity centre. Herefordshire Council’s cabinet has recommended the investment as part of an overall package of investment in local developments – totalling £12.827 million – over the coming year. This is in addition to the £92.4m already identified in […]
Businesses and charities in Scotland will be supported to put in place better protections against cyberattacks. The private and third sector action plans on cyber-resilience aim to increase awareness of cyberthreats and to promote good practice to defend against them, with a strong focus on practical steps to support smaller organisations. The Scottish Government will […]
Bryan Hamman, Arbor Networks’ territory manager for Sub-Saharan Africa, discusses where South Africa stands in terms of government awareness of DDoS threats, and activities that should be taken to protect business and enterprises from DDoS attacks. There’s no doubt that the United States is taking Distributed Denial of Service (DDoS) attacks seriously. In point of […]
Columbus, the global digital business services provider, has announced it has achieved ISO 27001 certification for information security and management, covering all Columbus employees and offices in the UK. ISO 27001 is an internationally-recognised standard for securing information assets and stipulates requirements for putting in place an Information Security Management System (ISMS). The certification assures […]
Abu Dhabi Monitoring and Control Centre (ADMCC) has announced a strategic collaboration with Dell EMC towards achieving its ambitious vision to build a secure and intelligent city. Intelligent cities as a concept are safer cities, utilising advanced infrastructure to connect and protect the citizens while creating a more efficient and liveable space. In line with […]
The UK government has announced plans to strengthen the National Health Service’s (NHS) cybersecurity. A new multi-million-pound Microsoft package will ensure NHS systems are using the latest Windows 10 software with up-to-date security settings to help prevent cyberattacks. The government said that, since 2017, it had invested £60 million to address cybersecurity weaknesses. There are […]
With just one month until the new EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) legislation comes into force, data security company WinMagic, has released the findings of research that suggests many companies will not be ready when it takes effect on May 25 2018. Sixty two percent of IT Decision Makers (ITDMs) surveyed describe themselves as […]
